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Lackawanna Blues 2005

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Released2005-02-12 + 1 more
Runtime1h 35m
DirectorGeorge C. Wolfe

WriterRuben Santiago-Hudson
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosHBO Films + 1 more, Good Shepherd Entertainment
GenresDrama, Music

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

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S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel "Nanny" Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo
Alean
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray
Pauline
Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez
Bertha
Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Paul
Adina Porter
Ricky
Jana Thompson
Hotel Receptionist in Toronto
Bill Simms Jr.
Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard
Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin
Ruben, Jr. - Toddler
Julie Benz
Laura
Robert Bradley
Otis McClanahan
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jimmy
Saul Williams
Lonnie (War Veteran)
Delroy Lindo
Mr. Lucious
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Numb Finger Pete
Kathleen Chalfant
Mrs. Carmichael
Byanca Godwin
Bill's Woman
Hill Harper
Ruben Jr. (Adult)
Barry Shabaka Henley
Shakey Winfield
Lou Myers
Ol' Po Carl
Julanne Chidi Hill
Jimmy Lee's Woman
Henry Simmons
Jesse
Arista Pemberton
Fish Fry Guest
Ron Kellum
Fish Fry Guest
Muhammad Parks
Fish Fry Guest
Ken Robertson
Fish Fry Guest
Michelle Robinson
Fish Fry Guest
Paula Brown
Fish Fry Guest
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Dancer at Maxie's
Stevie Ray Anthony
Dancer at Maxie's
Carmen M. Chavez
Dancer at Maxie's
Ryan Francois
Dancer at Maxie's
Aakomon Jones
Dancer at Maxie's
Autum Perry
Dancer at Maxie's
Greg Poland
Dancer at Maxie's
Indira Taylor
Dancer at Maxie's
Eugene Lee
Nancy's Birthday Party Guest
Ryan Michelle Bathe
Nancy's Birthday Party Guest
Tracey Buckner
Nancy's Birthday Party Guest
Roxanne Mayweather
Nancy's Birthday Party Guest
Amad Jackson
Alean's Boyfriend
Bob Tyrus
Fish Sandwich Man
J.B. Williams
Gambler
Lily Santiago
Laura's Daughter
Trey Santiago-Hudson
Laura's Son
Delandis
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Etta Baker
Musician (uncredited)
Blaise Brooks
Party Guest (uncredited)
Josef Cannon
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ike Onuoha
Dancer at Maxie's (uncredited)
Sheldon Robins
Swing Dancer (uncredited)

Lackawanna Blues 2005

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Cast 61

S. Epatha Merkerson

Rachel "Nanny" Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin

Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey

The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo

Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.

Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray

Pauline

Terrence Howard

Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson

Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez

Bertha

Liev Schreiber

Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits

Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig

Laura's Mother

Jeffrey Wright

Mr. Paul

Adina Porter

Ricky

Jana Thompson

Hotel Receptionist in Toronto

Bill Simms Jr.

Self

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard

Bill's Woman

Omar Benjamin

Ruben, Jr. - Toddler

Julie Benz

Laura

Robert Bradley

Otis McClanahan

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jimmy

Saul Williams

Lonnie (War Veteran)

Delroy Lindo

Mr. Lucious

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Numb Finger Pete

Kathleen Chalfant

Mrs. Carmichael

Byanca Godwin

Bill's Woman

Hill Harper

Ruben Jr. (Adult)

Barry Shabaka Henley

Shakey Winfield

Lou Myers

Ol' Po Carl

Julanne Chidi Hill

Jimmy Lee's Woman

Henry Simmons

Jesse

Arista Pemberton

Fish Fry Guest

Ron Kellum

Fish Fry Guest

Muhammad Parks

Fish Fry Guest

Ken Robertson

Fish Fry Guest

Michelle Robinson

Fish Fry Guest

Paula Brown

Fish Fry Guest

Neisha Folkes-LeMelle

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